by butterfree ! » Fri Dec 21, 2018 5:08 am
i absolutely felt the same about nico- from battle of the labyrinth on i could see the queer-coding. ill do my best to make a list (not including the original series because you already read them)
HEROES OF OLYMPUS
OVERVIEW: the second series in rick riordan's "main series" as one may call them. follows the prophecy of "the seven"
A GOOD ATTEMPT AT LISTING
Piper McLean - POC, a Native American
Leo Valdez - POC, Hispanic (can't recall any specifics)
Hazel Levesque - POC, an African American from early 1900s New Orleans
Frank Zhang - POC, a Chinese Canadian
Nico di Angelo - presumably homosexual, confirmed queer
Will Solace - not confirmed queer in HoO, but after Blood of Olympus was widely headcannoned as bisexual
Favonius/Zephyros(?) - the Roman/Greek god of the West Wind. In mythology, he fell in love with a mortal (Hyacinthus) who Apollo also loved. Due to his jealousy, he killed Hyacinthus, who Apollo turned into a flower. This myth is mentioned and explained in text.
Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (may have messed up last name im not sure) - POC, Latina, I believe from Costa Rico?? I can't recall
possibly more that I forgot
THE KANE CHRONICLES
OVERVIEW: a "side series", a triology which follows the Kane siblings and revolves around Egyptian mythology. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to read it yet. However I do know some representation.
MY PITIFUL LIST
The Kane Siblings - POC, both half black, though Carter is darker in skin while his sister (who I unfortunately cannot remember the name of) is much lighter, and is usually presumbed to be completely Caucasian.
MAGNUS CHASE
OVERVIEW: another "side series". The triology follows Annabeth Chase's cousin, Magnus, and is located mostly in Boston. It revolves around Norse mythology. The series will later be shortened to MCGA.
MY TRY TO LIST THE REPRESENTATION
Samirah al-Abbas - POC, a Muslim Valkyrie
Blitzen - POC, a black dwarf
Hearthstone - a deaf elf, vague history of abuse
Magnus Chase - queer confirmed, sexuality unconfirmed but widely headcannoned as pansexual.
Alex Fierro - queer confirmed, gender fluid, sexuality unconfirmed and not very headcannoned. Doesn't appear until book two, Latinx (i believe)
Thomas Jefferson Jr. - POC, an African American, fought in the Civil War, mother was a runaway slave
possibly more
TRIALS OF APOLLO
OVERVIEW: the third "main series" series is Rick Riordan's current project, with only three of five books currently out. It follows Apollo as he faces a real wild threat, I'll try not to spoil anything.
A LIST I GUESS
Apollo - he's canonically bisexual in both the books and the myths
Will Solace - mentioned earlier, but in ToA is confirmed queer
Commodus (i think) - a Roman emperor, has romantic history with Apollo.
Emmy (?) and (cant remember name :c ) - a pair of former Huntresses of Artemis, an older lesbian couple. Sorry I can't remember their names.
probably more
POPULAR BUT UNCONFIRMED HEADCANONS/SHIPS
TRANSGENDER HEADCANONS
Will Solace (HoO/ToA) - some headcanon him to be FtM
Meg McCaffery (ToA) - some headcanon her to be transgender to some extent (demigirl, usually)
LGB+ HEADCANONS/SHIPS (EXCLUDING GENDER MINORITIES)
pretty much everyone lmao
Reyna (HoO) - name a girl, she's been shipped with them, probably. She's commonly headcannoned as bisexual or homosexual. Unfortunately, Rick Riordan has said he has no plans for confirming Reyna as queer due to potentially harmful stereotypes. Below I will list some of the most known queer ships involving her, with little/no explanation for headcanonned sexuality due to little discussion of it
Pipeyna - Piper (HoO, ToA) and Reyna
Reynabeth - Annabeth (PJO, HoO, MCGA) and Reyna
Theyna - Thalia (PJO, HoO, ToA), who is likely asexual or potentially homosexual, and Reyna
Reylypso (i believe) - Calypso (PJO, HoO, ToA) and Reyna
Rachel Dare (PJO, HoO [extremely minor], ToA) - widely thought of as asexual, bisexual, or homosexual
Leo Valdez (HoO, ToA) - just saying, I get major bi-vibes
Blitzen and Hearthstone (MCGA) - the most popular and accepted non-canon ship in Magnus Chase, known as Blitzstone
Percy Jackson (PJO, HoO, ToA, MCGA) and Jason Grace (HoO, ToA) - not always shipped together (though the ship is fairly well-known, Jercy), but both are often thought of as potentially bisexual, pansexual, etc. Percy more often than Jason.
to those who have read Kane Chronicles or who recall or know something i dont, please tell me and i can fix the list!!